Warning: Details in this story are disturbing and may be upsetting to some readers. Authorities in Georgia say a bedridden woman has been found covered with cockroaches and maggots on a sheet smeared in feces.The Atlanta Journal-Constitution quotes Gwinnett County authorities as saying in a report that her family members, 54-year-old Terry Ward Sorrells and 18-year-old Christian Alexander Sorrells, have been charged with neglect of a disabled adult or elder person.The report says firefighters were called out to a Sugar Hill home March 15 for medical assistance and found her unresponsive. Her legs were reportedly "completely black and showing signs of decomposition.”The living conditions inside the home were considered "deplorable," with the stench of feces and garbage overwhelming those who entered the home.It says firefighters reported it to police because they felt morally obligated and didn’t believe she would live much longer.Terry Sorrells told police that the woman had been bedridden for several years and had been progressively getting worse. She had been admitted to a long-term care facility but returned home when Medicaid would not cover the cost. She was brought to a hospital but her condition is unclear.Both men remained jailed Wednesday on $22,200 bonds. It’s unclear if they have lawyers.

SUGAR HILL, Ga. —

Warning: Details in this story are disturbing and may be upsetting to some readers.

Authorities in Georgia say a bedridden woman has been found covered with cockroaches and maggots on a sheet smeared in feces.

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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution quotes Gwinnett County authorities as saying in a report that her family members, 54-year-old Terry Ward Sorrells and 18-year-old Christian Alexander Sorrells, have been charged with neglect of a disabled adult or elder person.

The report says firefighters were called out to a Sugar Hill home March 15 for medical assistance and found her unresponsive. Her legs were reportedly "completely black and showing signs of decomposition.”

The living conditions inside the home were considered "deplorable," with the stench of feces and garbage overwhelming those who entered the home.

It says firefighters reported it to police because they felt morally obligated and didn’t believe she would live much longer.

Terry Sorrells told police that the woman had been bedridden for several years and had been progressively getting worse. She had been admitted to a long-term care facility but returned home when Medicaid would not cover the cost.

She was brought to a hospital but her condition is unclear.

Both men remained jailed Wednesday on $22,200 bonds. It’s unclear if they have lawyers.